Understand the unbelievable danger posed by a brain-eating amoeba and how to survive its threat.

While extremely rare, Naegleria fowleri can lead to death — but there are precautions people can take to avoid contracting the amoeba Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE ...

A toddler from Arkansas died of an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba lurking in a water park. The young boy was 16 months old when he visited a water playground with fountains and jets in ...

The Florida Department of Health urged the public to only use sterile water or saline when doing a nasal rinse A Florida man has died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after rinsing ...